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137 Agustinus Supriyadi Lecturer, Master of Humanities, Faculty of Theology, Duta Wacana Christian University Address: Dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo st. no. 5–25, Kotabaru, Gondokusuman district, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 55224 E-mail: [email protected] Daniel K. Listijabudi Pastor, Assistant Professor, Doctor of Philosophy, Faculty of Theology, Duta Wacana Christian University Address: Dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo st. no. 5–25, Kotabaru, Gondokusuman district, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 55224 E-mail: [email protected] Developing Christology in the Javanese Farmer Communities DOI: 10.24411/2587-9316-2021-10006 Christology is the effort to find the answer on the Christ illustration in human life which is always experiencing development. Christology should build based on the inter-textual and intercultural. With noticing the cultural context, so Christology can develop itself widely and always up to date, the literary quality aimed to find the dynamics of the development of Christology in the Javanese farmer community context. The Research yields important findings about Christology. Learn from Christological thinking which always develops according to the times, it might be developed the Christological thinking in the Javanese farmer communities’ context. The myth regarding Dewi Sri (and Sadono) and Ratu Adil, which has become ingrained in the Javanese farmer community, can be appointed the development of a distinctive Christology for Javanese farmer community. The developed Christology should describe that Christ as the incarnate form of Allah can be found in the realm of agriculture. Christ presents in nature (Panentheism) becomes increasingly context for Javanese farmer community, Christology which emphasize Jesus as incarnation form, Jesus is the compassion of God, Jesus is the political act of God's love which experienced by Javanese farmer community. This finding has benefit for the efforts to develop the Church in the context of agricultural society in Java. Keywords: Human, Antropology, Religious humanism, Christology, Church, Farmers Society, Javanese Society, Java, Indonesia. Supriyadi A., Listijabudi D.K. Developing Christology in the Javanese Farmer Communities. Christianity in the Middle East, 2021, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 137–154. 138 Суприяди Августин преподаватель, магистр, теологический факультет, Христианский университет Дута Вакана Address: Dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo st. no. 5–25, Kotabaru, Gondokusuman district, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 55224 E-mail: [email protected] Листиябуди Даниил пастор, доцент, доктор философии, теологический факультет, Христианский университет Дута Вакана Address: Dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo st. no. 5–25, Kotabaru, Gondokusuman district, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 55224 E-mail: [email protected] Развитие христологии в общинах яванских фермеров DOI: 10.24411/2587-9316-2021-10006 Христология — это попытка найти ответ на присутствие Христа в человече- ской жизни, которая постоянно развивается. Христология строится на меж- текстовом и межкультурном взаимодействии. С учетом культурного контек- ста, чтобы христология могла развиваться широко и всегда, важно направить изучение на поиск динамики ее развития в контексте сообщества яванских фермеров. Исследование дает важные выводы о христологии. Христологиче- ское мышление, которое всегда развивается в зависимости от времени, мо- жет развиваться в контексте яванских фермерских общин. Миф о Деви Шри (и Садоно) и Рату Адиле, который укоренился в сообществе яванских ферме- ров, можно считать развитием особой христологии в сообществе яванских фермеров. Христология может описывать Христа как воплощенную форму Аллаха, которая присутствует в том числе в сфере сельского хозяйства. То, что Христос присутствует в природе (панентеизм), становится все более развитым контекстом для яванского фермерского сообщества, христология подчерки- вает Иисуса как форму воплощения, Иисус — сострадание Бога, Иисус — по- литический акт Божьей любви, которые переживает яванская фермерская община. Это открытие полезно для усилий по развитию христианской церкви в контексте сельскохозяйственного общества на острове Яве. Ключевые слова: человек, антропология, религиозный гуманизм, христология, церковь, фер- мерское общество, яванское общество. Суприяди А., Листиябуди Д. Развитие христологии в общинах яванских фермеров // Христианство на Ближнем Востоке. 2021. Т. 5. № 1. С. 137–154. 139 Agustinus Supriyadi, Daniel K. Listijabudi Introduction Christology is the important parts in Christian life. Then there is no Christianity without a Christology, or without a Christology, there is any Christianity anymore. The starting point of Christology must be constructed from awareness and understanding of context and text. Christology is the effort to find the answer on Christ’s description in human life which always experiences the development. If Christology wants to still lives, so Christology must local, this is a talk of Christ to answer the problems of the Local Church based on Christian Tradition (Hayon, 2006). In the tradition, Christology must build based on inter-textual and intercultural. By Banawiratma, Christology thus called contextual Christology (notice the context) (Banawiratma, 2009). Contextual Christology is Christology who does not defends them in one particular culture but opens themselves up to various cultures in which the faith community lives and develops. Christ can be known from several cultural contexts (Banawiratma, 2018). With notice the cultural context, so Christology can be developed itself widely and always up to date. The growth and development of Christ community in several community layer itself have the unique and typical culture. Jesus Christ was born in the context of Jewish and Hellenistic culture, and after a long history, finally arrived at various ethnic groups and nations around the world. Whether realize it or not actually Christology a value (gospel) to these nations has gone through various cultures. Learn from Korean community with Minjung Christology, India with Christology Dalit, Philippine with Christology of Struggle and USA with Black Christology in accordance with the community character, hence it is also very open to the possibility of developing a Christology in the peasant society in Java. In order to develop a Christology in Javanese farmer community, it is necessary to ask some important questions, namely: What is meant by Christology? What was the basis for the development of a Christology in the peasant society in Java? How to develop the Christology in Javanese farmer community? The following description, will discuss one by one the problems mentioned above. Discussion In the simple concepts, Christology can be defined as the form description of Christ Emanuel Gerrit Singgih, "Lingkaran Teologi Praktis Sebagai Model Berteologi Kontekstual di Indonesia", in (Soleiman, Ongirwalu, & Raintung, 2014). The description of Jesus Christ is same in the Christians it is not always the same past, today and future. The description regarding Christ has the changes or development, and going through his own history, with not only before execution as political and religious troublemaker in Palestine, especially after those accident. Even Christology itself began sticking out and growing after the event of His resurrection. The point of the Christology that was proclaimed by ancient church first of all it is not about Christ teaching and working (the historical Jesus), but Jesus, who was crucified, died and then rise (Kis 4:10) Darwin Lumbang Tobing, "Kristologi Non-Apologetis, Kristtologi Hermeneutis di dalam konteks Postmodern", in (Yewangoe & et al, 2004). Starting from the activity of the Church in conveying the mystery of the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus, what is called a Christology has emerged, which represents a picture of who Jesus of Nazareth really is. Thus, can be understood that Christology in essence is an understanding and testimony of faith expressed through theological reflection. Christology is a branch of theology, especially Developing Christology in the Javanese Farmer Communities 140 dogmatic theology (Dister, 1987; Haight, 1999). Because, Christology is build in the theological process, with the reflection of faith, analysis and synthesis of human thinking, so the Christology formula can also be positioned as a theological formula. Christology is logos (knowledge) about Christ, thoughts (and words) about Jesus Christ, a reflection of Christian belief. Thus are the several examples of Christian faith reflections: 1) How can Christians, might and should conceptualize and formulate their faith in Jesus Christ, which must remain the same? 2) How do Christians think of Jesus Christ, His position and role in the saving system, both past, present and future? 3) And how do Christians who are 2000 years old try to think about Jesus Christ, conceptualize and formulate Him in the present? From those question shows that Jesus Christ has been and will always be through His history. Christology trying to give the meaning of the Christian faith makes the Church really live and shows its existence in its day (Hayon, 2006). Although Jesus Christ is still the same, yesterday, now and forever, but human thoughts, including human which believe to Christ is not the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. The history has proofed those truths. Christians who located in several place and over time always think of the same Christ and even in the same way, can produces the concept and illustration of Christ in different. From the very